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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1892 | State v. Asa Jones | Hancock | Murder, 1st degree |
Asa & Tip Jones, Lewis Gilbert (alias Moore), Western Gilbert (alias Moore), James Trent, (alias Prath?), George Cobb, William Connor, Samuel Burton & Henry Farrell charged with 1st degree murder in the 2 June 1888 shooting death of Anderson Greene. |
East | Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1725 | 73 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1889 | State v. John Barnard Sr., Elisha Barnard, Anderson Barnard, John Barnard Jr., and Clint Barnard | Hancock | Murder, 1st degree |
Victim: Henly Sutton; Barnards shot and killed Sutton with pistols. See also ET 1831. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1838 | 93 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1889 | State v. Lewis Gilbert and Western Gilbert | Hancock | Murder, 1st degree |
The State charged the defendants with the 1st degree murder of Anderson Green. The circuit court found them guilty of 2nd degree murder and sentenced them to ten years hard labor in the state penitentiary. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1831 | 104 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1889 | State v. John Barnard, Clint Barnard, Elisha Barnard, & Anderson Barnard, et al. | Hancock | Murder, 1st degree |
The State charged John, John (there were two), Anderson, Clint, and Elisha Barnard, all with the alias "Barnett" with the shooting murder of Henry Sutton. The circuit court found them guilty and sentenced them all to death by hanging in July 1889. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1831 | 167 | Order A Copy |